First, a big thank you to Mr. Wurtz for coming all the way from LA ![]() Arguably the most important aspect of any writing is the character. On Saturday we learned more about character development, dimensions, emotional beats, and movement. (photo: Serena Reid) We captured some great instructional video footage from Mr. Wurtz, but also some of our stories from the group. Keep checking back as we will have members stories and instructional videos on-line. Here are a few of the notes and a checklist from Saturday's meeting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVELOPING A CHARACTER BIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THREE DIMENSIONS OF CHARACTER PHYSICAL 1. Gender 2. Age 3. Hight and weight 4. Color of hair, eyes, skin 5. Posture 6. Appearance- Good-looking, over or under-weight, clean, neat pleasant, untidy, etc. Shape of head, face, limbs 7. Defects- deformities, abnormalities, birthmarks, diseases 8. Heredity SOCIAL 1. Class - lower, middle, upper 2. Occupation - type of work, income, condition of work, union or non - union, attitude towards organization, suitability for work. 3. Education - amount, kind of schools, grades, favorite subjects, poorest subjects, aptitudes. 4. Home life - parents living or dead, earning power, orphan, parents separated or divorced, parents' habits, mental development and vices. Neglect by parents or attention. Character's marital status. 5. Religion 6. Race/ethnicity, nationality (which means county of citizenship) 7. Place/standing in community - leader among friends, clubs, sports. 8. Political affiliations 9. Amusements, hobbies - books, newspapers, magazines he or she reads. PSYCHOLOGICAL 1. Sex life, moral standards 2. Personal premise, ambition 3. Frustrations, chief disappoints 4. Temperament - easygoing, pessimistic, optimistic, nasty 5. Attitude towards life - resigned, militant, defeatist,optimist 6. Complexes - obsessions, inhibitions, superstitions, phobias 7. Extrovert, introvert, ambivert 8. Abilities - languages, talents, etc. 9. Qualities - imagination, judgment, taste, poise 10. I.Q. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 BASIC EMOTIONAL BEATS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARACTER MOVEMENT FROM - HATE TO LOVE FROM - LOVE TO HATE
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